In the News: A New Way to Use Pinterest, Why You Might Avoid Chewy Foods — And More

There's a Lime Shortage (Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo) The "great lime crisis of 2014" is upon us, and bars and restaurants across America are struggling to find replacements for Cinco de Mayo — a big day for margaritas. This past winter, Mexico (which supplies the United States with 97% of its limes) was hit with heavy rains in its lime-growing regions, which delayed harvest. The result? An all-time high in lime prices. Right now, they're four times the typical seasonal price, making Mexican limes more expensive (by weight) than Mexican crude oil. Mexican restaurants, many of which depend on the margarita to draw in customers, are trying everything from pasteurized lime juice to lemon-lime mixtures to survive the season.

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A Better Way to Search on Pinterest The popular social network has a new "guided search" feature to help you navigate through the site's 30 billion pins on its mobile app (and soon, its website). The digital scrapbooking service aims to compete with conventional search engines, like Google and Yahoo, by allowing users to search directly for photos and products. Simply enter a keyword ("plants") into the search engine, and Pinterest will suggest refined search options for you ("hanging," "potted").

Study Says People Think Chewy Foods Have More Calories Creamy, melt-in-your mouth, gooey…do any of these "texture" words prompt you to think about healthy foods? Probably not — and you're not alone. According to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, people think that foods with chewier textures have higher calories. Here's the likely explanation: Fat coats the mouth when eaten, making for a palatable, rich texture. This impression is then ascribed to other creamy, chewy foods (whether fatty or not).

US Advises Against Using Internet Explorer The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that Americans should temporarily cease using Internet Explorer. The web browser (in versions 6 through 11) contains a bug that could allow hackers to insert malicious code into a seemingly harmless website. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team has said that countless Internet Explorer users have already been affected. Microsoft just developed a workaround to protect browsers using Internet Explorer versions 10 and 11, but their recommendations are complex, and require changing settings and disabling functions on individual affected systems. If unsure how to implement these changes, use a different web browser or disable Adobe Flash.

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